Share Your Knowledge and Reap the Rewards

Are you interested in speaking at an IIA conference event? Do you know that IIA speakers receive complimentary conference registration? Share your knowledge. Make a difference. Earn CPEs while discussing the latest issues impacting the profession.

The Institute is always looking for qualified speakers and professionals to address current issues and share best practices at our IIA conference events. At this time, we are accepting proposals for 2008 IIA headquarter conferences.

To submit a proposal, download the Conference Speaker Proposal Form (Word doc) and e-mail the form to Kristi Coombs at kristi.coombs@theiia.org. Please enter "Call for Speakers" and the name of the conference in your subject line.

Please feel free to submit your topics surrounding our tracks critical issues, strategies for success, technology solutions, "coffee talk" sessions, and professional development for consideration at any of our below upcoming conference events.

General Audit Management (GAM) - Our signature conference for CAEs, audit directors, and audit management is an oasis of knowledge, inspiration, and networking. Discuss the most critical issues facing audit executives and gain new insights from industry experts. Program complete for 2008.

Auditor's Gaming - Gaming auditors from every experience level won't want to miss this opportunity to stay informed on critical gaming, lottery, and racing industry trends and best practices. Our event features world-class keynote speakers, concurrent sessions on critical issues, and a special track exclusively on Indian Gaming. Program complete for 2008.

NEW! Fraud Forum: Awareness for Internal Auditors - The IIA's newest program provides best practices for establishing and maintaining strong internal controls and keeping fraud at bay. It's designed for auditors and professionals responsible for identifying and preventing fraudulent activity within their organizations. The forum begins with an afternoon general session presentation followed by two days of concurrent sessions in tracks on awareness, detection, and investigation. Among them are The IIA's popular "coffee talk" discussions that encourage active participation from attendees in a roundtable format facilitated by internal audit practitioners. Program complete for 2008.

Financial Services - This conference will help enlighten financial services auditors on critical issues, and current trends and practices in the industry. Conference speakers include leaders in the profession including CAEs, financial companies, brokerage and insurance firms, and "Big Four" accounting firms. Program complete for 2008.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance Conference (formerly Risk & Control Conference) - Don't miss this opportunity to focus on the issues that are important to organizations, while making sense of enterprise risk management, COSO, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, governance, etihics, and control self-assessment. Program complete for 2008.

Audit Leadership Forum-West - This exclusive two-day forum is designed for chief audit executives, audit directors, and audit managers to discuss today's most critical issues facing internal audit departments. The Audit Leadership Forum provides highly interactive environment where attendees can learn about important issues, share best practices, and discover new tools and practical applications to improve their audit shop. The "coffee talk" style sessions allow executives to learn through group interaction, discussion, and presentation. The forum will be divided into four distinct tracks based on their expertise and interests. Proposal deadline is August 29, 2008.